Senator Byrd was successful in setting in the late 1970s a precedent that eliminated one of those filibusters.
Probably the most powerful leader that I watched in that period was Senator Robert Byrd of West Virginia.
I introduced the Step Towards Access and Reform, the STAR Act, in late July.
I was told within the last 24 hours that we had bipartisan support to pass this bill. Many told -- I shouldn't say that, many is a word that...
I don't need to hear the sanctimonies lectures of Senator Kyl and DeMint to remind me of what Christmas means.
My question, Madam President, is where were their concerns about Christmas as they have had filibuster after filibuster on major pieces of l...
I don't need to hear the sanctimonious lectures of Senator Kyl and DeMint to remind me of what Christmas means.
This has been taking months to do this -- months. And the time has gone, as Senator Levin has said, to stop playing around with this.
The online poker bill I'm working on is good for the country and for Nevada. Finally, the revenue and jobs from this multibillion-dollar ind...
He's using his senatorial power to go and pay back the people who have donated the most to his campaign.
The online poker bill I am working on is good for the country and for Nevada. Finally, the revenue and jobs from this multibillion-dollar in...
We have a lot of things to do in a short period of time. Let's run over what we have to do. We have a tax issue. We've got the funding issue...
He is using his senatorial power to go and pay back the people who have donated the most to his campaign.
This has been taking months to do this, months. And the time has gone, as Senator Levin has said, to stop playing around with this.
People in Nevada know me. From the street to the ring to the Senate chambers, I have never had to prove my manhood to anyone.
Everything she has said in that ad is false. It's not true. I have never voted for tax breaks -- breaks for people who are here that are ill...
I'm glad to give voters the opportunity to see that Harry Reid has voted to give Social Security to illegal aliens.
